Oceanic

Day 1: Transfer to the boat upon arrival in Bima, welcome drink, and accommodation. Two dives in Bima bay: check dive in the afternoon in Bethlehem or Tanjung Batu Putih, plus night dive.

Day 2: Four dives on the volcanic island of Sangeang. Bubble Reef (a beautiful coral garden at the foothills of a volcano, bubbles of the underwater vents emerging from the black sand), and critter diving in black sand in Critter Creek, Pohon Merah, and Bontoh.

Day 3: Four dives in Gili Lawa. Action dives in UW mount like Castle Rock and Crystal Bommie, covered in soft coral and packed with schools and pelagics. Also, The Lighthouse, Shotgun.

Day 4: Three-day dives in the Straits between Komodo and Rinca. Manta site in Karang Makassar and the spectacular sites of Batu Bolong (a pinnacle rising from the depth sand concentrating large amounts of sealife) and Tatawa Islands. Night dive in Pulau Sebayor.

Day 5: Early morning walk to the Komodo National Park, followed by dives in Pulau Tengah and night dive in Siaba Kecil.

Day 6: Last day dives in the straits. Navigation to Labuan Bajo for departure the following morning.

Day 7: Check out.

Marine Life: Bumphead parrotfish, bamboo sharks, marble rays, nudibranchs, dusky sharks, jawfish, bubble coral shrimps, leaf fish, porcelain crabs, pygmy seahorses, schools of barracudas, trevally, and mackerel, white tips, black tips, grey reef sharks, turtles, octopus, frogfish, manta rays, dugong, banded pipefishes, mandarin fishes, Wonderpus, Indian Walkman.

Itineraries are only orientative and might be modified due to weather conditions, sea conditions, and other external causes.

Day 1: Transfer to the boat upon arrival, welcome, and accommodation. Check dive in one of the muck sites in Kupang.

Day 2: Dive the west coast of Wetar, on the fishy walls around Tanjung Nunukae and the small satellite island of Reong. Visit the nearby village to look for saltwater crocodiles.

Day 3: Dive around Pulau Nyata, with stunning walls, caves, and schools of fish, plus occasional sights of pelagics.

Day 4-5: Wall dives around the islands of NusLeur, Terbang Utara, and Terbang Selatan, with impressive wide-angle scenery composed of large fans, barrel sponges, and schools of small fish.

Day 6: Dive around the volcanic island of Teun, with ridges covered in pristine hard corals and schooling surgeon, tunas, and trevallies

Day 7: Dive Duisborgh Reef in search of schools of hammerheads and other large pelagics. Night dive in Pulau Nila.

Day 8: Three day dives in Nil Desperandum in search of a school of hammerheads and other large pelagics. Overnight to Pulau Dai.

Day 9: Dive the walls of Pulau Dai in impressive sites like “To Dai For,” where a large school of barracudas awaits divers as they drift past the point.

Day 10: More wall dives in Dawera, where clouds of small anthias, damsels, and glassfish pack the crevices and overhangs, creating magnificent opportunities for WA photography.

Day 11: Dive the slopes around Pulau Nisnitu and last dive in the magnificent hard coral gardens of Karang Barasadi before sailing into Ambon to prepare for flying the morning after.

Day 12: Check out.

Remote and mysterious, the Banda Sea is the best option for divers searching for the most exotic dives of their lives and breathtaking natural sights. Located between Papua, Sulawesi, and Timor, the beautiful diving sites in the many small islands found in the route are always a spectacle of life and diversity.

Itineraries are only orientative and might be modified due to weather conditions, sea conditions, and other external causes.

Day 1: Dive the surroundings of Ambon, check dive, and possibly night dive.

Day 2: Dive into the islands of Dawera and Daweloor. Walls and seamounts.

Day 3: Dive Pulau Dai. Great walls with schooling barracuda, jacks, and trevallies.

Day 4: Dive Pulau Teun, a volcanic island with walls, ridges, and sharks.

Day 5: Full day in Dusborgh atoll, where hammerheads are commonly sighted. Night dive in Pulau Nila.

Day 6: Full day in Nil Desperandum atoll, with hammerheads commonly sighted.

Day 7: Dive Pulau Serua.

Day 8: Dive in Ambon sites.

Day 9: Last two dives near Ambon.

Day 10: Departure.

Marine Life: Snapper, Bumphead, Blunthead parrotfish, turtles, sharks, moray eels, dog-toothed tuna, fusiliers, jacks, Hammerhead, thresher, and silvertip sharks, Mobula rays, whales, dolphins, and much more.

Itineraries are only orientative and might be modified due to weather conditions, sea conditions, and other external causes.

Day 1: Two muck dives (check dive and night dive) around the Twilight Zone jetties, with a vast array of critters and oddities to be found. Overnight sail to Nusa Laut.

Day 2: Two dives at the famous site Ameth’s Knoll, a reef parallel to the coast that the local villagers have protected since the old times, allow fish to spawn and spillover to adjacent areas. Afternoon and night dives at the next village to the south. Overnight to the Banda Islands.

Day 3: Dive Pulau Soangi, and wall dives around Pulau Ai. Dusk dive at the mandarin fish site. Night in Banda Neira, the most beautiful natural anchorage of Indonesia.

Day 4: Cultural visit around Banda Neira, the heart of the Spice Islands: Fort Rotterdam, the Governor’s House, and the nutmeg plantation. After breakfast, dive Batu Kapal and afternoon dive in the Lava Flows, a stunning hard coral garden that grew at an astounding speed after Gunung Api’s last eruption in 1988. Overnight to Koon.

Day 5: Three day dives around the very strategic eastern point of Pulau Koon, where the walls on both sides of the island converge into as andy plateau facing a deep trench, congregating large masses of fish the added excitement of some pelagic sightings.

Day 6: Dive the reefs around the Watubela group, such as the walls of Kurkap and the small islands of Baam.

Day 7: Dive around Tanjung Papisoi: 335 Species record site and others around Pulau Mommon, like Karang Pata, a big seamount full packed with fish. Visit the Tiki–Tiki waterfall, a freshwater cascade that falls straight into the sea.

Day 8: Dive around Triton Bay, in the most emblematic sites like Larry’s Heaven, Caldera, and Orembai, with astounding coral growth and masses of fish, plus some muck sites on the coast. Tender boat tour around the maze of islands to see hornbills and other birds.

Day 9: Dive the Bagans for whale sharks and afternoon sail through Namatote strait to see ancient rock painting. Sail back to Tual at sunset to fly the morning after.

Day 10: Transfer to the airport after breakfast.

Marine Life: Snapper, Bumphead, Blunthead parrotfish, turtles, sharks, moray eels, dog-toothed tuna, fusiliers, jacks, Hammerhead, thresher, and silvertip sharks, Mobula rays, whales, dolphins, and much more.

Itineraries are only orientative and might be modified due to weather conditions, sea conditions, and other external causes.